Karun Nair: 'Karnataka will look to get an outright victory'
4 years, 11 months ago

Karun Nair: 'Karnataka will look to get an outright victory'

The Hindu  

A first-innings lead and a draw will be enough to send Karnataka through to the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals, but Karun Nair insists that his team will pursue an outright victory against Baroda. "We play to win," Nair said at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday. Karun has managed only 220 runs from nine innings this season, but the Karnataka captain felt it was only a matter of time before he and others looking for form put up big scores. He cited the example of R. Samarth, who has now made 377 runs in his last seven innings after scoring 15 in the previous three.

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Karun Nair to make India comeback after 8 years? Vidarbha batter under BCCI radar after Vijay Hazare Trophy heroics
2 days, 19 hours ago

Karun Nair to make India comeback after 8 years? Vidarbha batter under BCCI radar after Vijay Hazare Trophy heroics

Live Mint  

Karun Nair is unstoppable in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. Nair was dropped from India's scheme of things after just six Test matches with his last Test coming in 2017 against Australia. “As India enter a transitional phase, with seniors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli struggling in Tests, Karun happens to be a player that the selectors are watching …

Karun Nair equals record-feat in Vijay Hazare in bid to revive India career
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3 days ago

Karun Nair equals record-feat in Vijay Hazare in bid to revive India career

India Today  

Vidarbha captain Karun Nair is batting like a dream in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. Nair, who was famously snubbed from the Indian Test team back in 2016 despite scoring a triple hundred in his debut series, has made it his life's mission to get back into the national team. So I just worked hard to get that back in …

Karun Nair sends reminder to BCCI selectors by rewriting List-A record books
1 week, 3 days ago

Karun Nair sends reminder to BCCI selectors by rewriting List-A record books

Hindustan Times  

Karun Nair, known for his 303-run knock against England in Chennai, is setting the Vijay Hazare Trophy ablaze and setting new records left, right and centre. Karun Nair is setting the Vijay Hazare Trophy ablaze and setting new records left, right and centre Karun Nair, the captain of Vidarbha, did not come out to bat on Sunday when his team …

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Darshan Nalkande, Karun Nair ensure Vidarbha comfortably leaps over TN hurdle
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Darshan Nalkande, Karun Nair ensure Vidarbha comfortably leaps over TN hurdle

The Hindu  

Darshan Nalkande’s brilliant spell followed by Karun Nair’s scintillating unbeaten century powered Vidarbha to a comprehensive six-wicket win over Tamil Nadu in the Vijay Hazare Trophy league match at the Dr. Y.S.R ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. Chasing 257, Karun led from the front, shepherding the chase alongside valuable contributions from the other batters to help his side …

Ranji Trophy: Karun Nair 74 keeps Mumbai waiting for title No.42
10 months ago

Ranji Trophy: Karun Nair 74 keeps Mumbai waiting for title No.42

Hindustan Times  

The dhols called over to add atmosphere anticipating Mumbai's win over Vidarbha on Day 4 will have to assemble again on Thursday. Mumbai’s tiring pacers, two of whom must join IPL camps, too will return on the final day of the Ranji Trophy final at the Wankhede Stadium. Vidharbha's batter Karun Nair celebrates after scoring a half-century on the fourth …

Ranji Trophy: TN captain Sai Kishore’s decision to bat first against Mumbai backfires on Day 1
10 months, 1 week ago

Ranji Trophy: TN captain Sai Kishore’s decision to bat first against Mumbai backfires on Day 1

The Hindu  

It is difficult to win a First-Class match in one session, but often, one poor session, especially on the first morning, can put a team on the back foot from which it is difficult to stage a comeback. Having won the toss, TN skipper R. Sai Kishore’s decision to bat first on a green top backfired as the Mumbai pacers …

Ranji Trophy | Kaverappa and Vyshak’s spells give Karnataka a glimmer of hope
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ranji Trophy | Kaverappa and Vyshak’s spells give Karnataka a glimmer of hope

The Hindu  

From being down and out, Karnataka clawed back into contention against Vidarbha in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal here on Monday. An inspired performance from fast bowlers Vidwath Kaverappa and V. Vyshak lifted Karnataka from gloom to hope. Mild tremors were felt in the Vidarbha camp when Vyshak prised out top-order batters Dhruv Shorey and Yash Rathod in successive overs. Vidarbha …

Ranji Trophy: Some tantalising match-ups in the KO rounds
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ranji Trophy: Some tantalising match-ups in the KO rounds

Hindustan Times  

Saurashtra, Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh will look to build on their recent successes in the Ranji Trophy tournament as the knock-round begins on Friday. Cheteshwar Pujara plays a shot during the third day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Saurashtra and Vidarbha In a mouth-watering clash, Saurashtra will run into the strong Tamil Nadu while Vidarbha have a tough …

Karun Nair joins Northamptonshire to play three County Championship games
1 year, 4 months ago

Karun Nair joins Northamptonshire to play three County Championship games

Hindustan Times  

Indian batter Karun Nair has signed up with English county side Northamptonshire to play their remaining three County Championship games this season. "I'm really looking forward to joining Northamptonshire and getting to play in the County Championship," Nair said in a statement. "It's great that we've been able to secure Karun to come over for the remainder of the season, …

Karun Nair joins Northamptonshire to play three County Championship games
1 year, 4 months ago

Karun Nair joins Northamptonshire to play three County Championship games

The Hindu  

Indian batter Karun Nair has signed up with English county side Northamptonshire to play its remaining three County Championship games this season. “I’m really looking forward to joining Northamptonshire and getting to play in the County Championship,” Nair said in a statement. “It’s great that we’ve been able to secure Karun to come over for the remainder of the season, …

Karun Nair parts ways with Karnataka, joins Vidarbha for 2023-24 domestic season
1 year, 4 months ago

Karun Nair parts ways with Karnataka, joins Vidarbha for 2023-24 domestic season

The Hindu  

Karnataka batter Karun Nair on Sunday announced that he will represent Vidarbha in the 2023-24 domestic season. “I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude for the incredible journey I’ve had with the Karnataka State Cricket Association over the last two decades. Nair was part of Karnataka’s last two Ranji Trophy triumphs and slammed a record-breaking …

Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Karnataka earns first-innings lead despite Paliwal ton for Services
2 years, 1 month ago

Ranji Trophy 2022-23: Karnataka earns first-innings lead despite Paliwal ton for Services

The Hindu  

Services skipper Rajat Paliwal came good with a fine century but it was not enough to deny Karnataka the crucial first-innings lead, on the third day of their Ranji Trophy encounter at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The seventh-wicket pair of Paliwal and Rahul Singh threatened to take Services past Karnataka’s total of 304. Paliwal and Rahul faced little trouble playing out …

Ranji Trophy: Uttar Pradesh to face Karnataka’s might in quarterfinals
2 years, 7 months ago

Ranji Trophy: Uttar Pradesh to face Karnataka’s might in quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Big names will look to stand tall when Karnataka takes on Uttar Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal outing which commences at Alur ground here on Monday. Karun Nair, whose unbeaten 175 against Jammu & Kashmir in the group stage provided hope after a long lean patch, will find a middle-order spot. They know the lengths they need to bowl, …

Karun Nair to lead Karnataka in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy- cricket news - sportstar
4 years ago

Karun Nair to lead Karnataka in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy- cricket news - sportstar

The Hindu  

Karun Nair will lead Karnataka in Manish Pandey’s absence in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy which gets underway at the Alur Grounds from January 10. Pandey suffered an elbow injury during India’s limited overs series against Australia and is out of the domestic T20 competition. Rahul and Mayank Agarwal but the hope is that the duo would return after the …

Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Karnataka captain Karun Nair says team eager for KL Rahul's inputs ahead of semi-final clash against Bengal
4 years, 10 months ago

Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Karnataka captain Karun Nair says team eager for KL Rahul's inputs ahead of semi-final clash against Bengal

Firstpost  

Rahul has been in sparkling form in the limited-overs series in New Zealand and was adjudged man-of-the-series in their 5-0 whitewash in the T20I series Kolkata: Karnataka skipper Karun Nair on Friday said KL Rahul’s inclusion is a big boost for his team and he will look to get valuable inputs from the India opener during their semifinal clash against …

Ranji Trophy: It was a tricky win for us, says Karun Nair
4 years, 10 months ago

Ranji Trophy: It was a tricky win for us, says Karun Nair

The Hindu  

Karnataka has been involved in a fair few close games this Ranji Trophy season, emerging from tense situations to triumph over Tamil Nadu, Mumbai and Railways. The scorecard from the Gandhi Memorial Science College in Jammu may suggest that the margin between Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir was large, but in reality the game turned on one little passage of …

Ranji Trophy: Karnataka downs Baroda for quarterfinals spot
4 years, 11 months ago

Ranji Trophy: Karnataka downs Baroda for quarterfinals spot

The Hindu  

Karnataka finished things off 40 minutes after tea on Friday, completing what was in the end a straightforward victory to seal a spot in the quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy. Karun Nair scored an unbeaten 71 as Karnataka chased down a target of 149 without fuss, defeating Baroda by eight wickets at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here. From the BEML …

Ranji Trophy: Prasidh Krishna boost for Karnataka in QF race
4 years, 11 months ago

Ranji Trophy: Prasidh Krishna boost for Karnataka in QF race

The Hindu  

Amid all the chat about scenarios, points and run quotients, the equation for Karnataka is fairly simple as it heads into its final Group-B fixture in the Ranji Trophy: secure at least three points against Baroda, and a spot in the quarterfinals is guaranteed; fail in that endeavour, however, and progress will depend on a combination of other results. It …

Karun Nair defends tactics after Karnataka fails to secure first-innings lead
4 years, 11 months ago

Karun Nair defends tactics after Karnataka fails to secure first-innings lead

The Hindu  

Karun Nair defended his tactics after Karnataka narrowly failed to secure the first-innings lead over Madhya Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy clash here on Friday. The visitor was 45 runs behind when the ninth wicket fell, but two successive overs of spin from the Lake end -- bowled by K. Gowtham and Shreyas Gopal -- fetched 30 of those runs. …

Ranji Trophy: Karnataka looks to seal quarters berth
4 years, 11 months ago

Ranji Trophy: Karnataka looks to seal quarters berth

The Hindu  

In the space of 30 remarkable overs at the Karnail Singh Stadium in Delhi last week, Karnataka engineered a win out of nowhere. With two home games left, starting with a clash against Madhya Pradesh at the KSCA Navule Stadium here from Tuesday, Karnataka will be fairly relaxed about the prospect of advancing to the quarterfinals. Dwindling fortunes Madhya Pradesh, …

Ranji Trophy: Nair, Gowtham return for Karnataka
4 years, 11 months ago

Ranji Trophy: Nair, Gowtham return for Karnataka

The Hindu  

Karun Nair sweated it out at practice on Sunday along with the rest of his Karnataka teammates as it was business as usual for the teams at the Karnail Singh Stadium here even as the rest of the country celebrated Republic Day. The team has had handy half-centuries from several players, including youngster Devdutt Padikkal, the team’s top-scorer across formats …

Ranji Trophy: Karnataka's Karun Nair happy with win vs Mumbai
5 years ago

Ranji Trophy: Karnataka's Karun Nair happy with win vs Mumbai

The Hindu  

While Karun Nair, the Karnataka captain, wore a content look on his face after his team completed a five-wicket win over Mumbai on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Group B tie, his Mumbai counterpart Suryakumar Yadav had virtually no place to hide after suffering a second consecutive three-day loss. Karun was elated with beating Mumbai and getting Karnataka’s …

Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Karnataka seize control against Mumbai on Day 1; Services dismiss Maharashtra for 44
5 years ago

Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Karnataka seize control against Mumbai on Day 1; Services dismiss Maharashtra for 44

Firstpost  

Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw faltered yet again as Karnataka pacers wreaked a havoc and bundled out Mumbai for a paltry 194 on the opening day of their Elite Ranji Trophy game. Earlier, the four-pronged Karnataka pace attack justified skipper Karun Nair’s decision to bowl first on a breezy morning as they ran through the Mumbai batting line-up. Maharashtra 44 …

Ranji Trophy Group B: Rahane, Shaw fail as Karnataka bowl out Mumbai for 194
5 years ago

Ranji Trophy Group B: Rahane, Shaw fail as Karnataka bowl out Mumbai for 194

India TV News  

Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw faltered yet again as Karnataka pacers wreaked a havoc and bundled out Mumbai for a paltry 194 on the opening day of their Elite Ranji Trophy game here. Earlier, the four-pronged Karnataka pace attack justified skipper Karun Nair's decision to bowl first on a breezy morning as they ran through the Mumbai batting line-up. However, …

Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Karnataka, Himachal settle for draw
5 years ago

Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Karnataka, Himachal settle for draw

The Hindu  

Karnataka settled for a point on the final day of the Ranji Trophy contest against Himachal Pradesh at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium here on Saturday. V. Koushik’s probing spell gave Karnataka a whiff and things could have looked much different had R. Samarth held on to a tough chance at second slip off a thick edge from Akash Vashisht. Ranji …

Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Koushik, Jain save Karnataka the blushes after meek surrender
5 years ago

Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Koushik, Jain save Karnataka the blushes after meek surrender

The Hindu  

Karun Nair stood tall among the ruins as an abject batting performance saw Karnataka being bowled out for 166 by Himachal Pradesh on day one of the Ranji Trophy encounter at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium here on Wednesday. If not for pacemen Prateek Jain and V. Koushik, who rocked the Himachal top-order by sending back key batsmen in Prashanth Chopra …

Karun Nair keen to let 'bat do the talking' in new first-class season
5 years, 1 month ago

Karun Nair keen to let 'bat do the talking' in new first-class season

The Hindu  

In Karnataka’s back-to-back triumphs in the Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali trophies, Karun Nair was rather quiet. In six Vijay Hazare matches he totalled a paltry 66 runs and in eight Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy innings he gathered 203 runs with a solitary half-century. Read: Ktaka’s A. Mithun, Prasidh ruled out of Ranji opener It is this form Karun …

Karnataka prevails over Tamil Nadu in the heart-stopping final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
5 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka prevails over Tamil Nadu in the heart-stopping final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

The Hindu  

Just like the IPL final earlier in the year, a team in blue prevailed over a team in yellow in the final by one run, as Karnataka defeated Tamil Nadu to retain its Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy crown in an exciting climax at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium on Sunday. Rahul c M. Ashwin b R. Ashwin 22, Devdutt Padikkal b …

Rohan Kadam: I want to win Syed Mushtaq for Karnataka
5 years, 10 months ago

Rohan Kadam: I want to win Syed Mushtaq for Karnataka

The Hindu  

Rohan Kadam, on Thursday, struck a 59-ball 89 as Karnataka beat Odisha by 51 runs to seal its place in the knockouts of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. READ| Kadam, bowlers shine as Karnataka thrashes Odisha With five of his teammates back in the dressing room for less than 100 on the board, Kadam had to hold one end up. …

Karun Nair: ‘Cricket can change tomorrow’
5 years, 11 months ago

Karun Nair: ‘Cricket can change tomorrow’

The Hindu  

This March, Karun Nair will complete two years since his last Test match for India. BCCI chairman of selectors M. S. K. Prasad had made it clear that only performances in domestic cricket and for India-A could pull Nair back in. “He told me to continue what I was doing, ‘do the process right and one you get in, show …

Ranji Trophy 2018-19: Manish Pandey, Karun Nair steer Karnataka into semis
5 years, 11 months ago

Ranji Trophy 2018-19: Manish Pandey, Karun Nair steer Karnataka into semis

The Hindu  

Attack is the best form of defence. With 139 runs needed on the fourth day to seal a Ranji Trophy semifinal berth, Pandey blasted a 75-ball 87, with 14 fours and two sixes, to carry Karnataka past Team Rajasthan. The duo’s unbroken 129-run fifth-wicket partnership stunned Rajasthan into submission in the first session. Costly miss Manish finished the match in …

Ranji Trophy 2018-19: Anmolpreet Singh hits ton to give Punjab 170-run first innings lead over Bengal; Baroda keep QF hopes alive
6 years ago

Ranji Trophy 2018-19: Anmolpreet Singh hits ton to give Punjab 170-run first innings lead over Bengal; Baroda keep QF hopes alive

Firstpost  

Anmolpreet Singh cracked an unbeaten century as Punjab grabbed a firm grip over Bengal, taking a 170-run first innings lead, in their must-win Ranji Trophy Elite Group B clash here Tuesday. Anmolpreet was unbeaten on 124 from 288 balls in his first century of the season as he guided Punjab to 357/7 on the second day, in reply to Bengal’s …

I elaborately spoke to Karun Nair on West Indies team selection: MSK Prasad
6 years, 3 months ago

I elaborately spoke to Karun Nair on West Indies team selection: MSK Prasad

India TV News  

Dropped without getting a game in England, Karun Nair's exclusion from the home Tests against West Indies has baffled quite a few but chairman of selectors MSK Prasad Monday said the player himself has been explained the reasons. "I personally spoke to Karun soon after the selection of the Test Team against the West Indies and also told the ways …

Karun Nair to lead Board President's XI for warm-up game vs West Indies
6 years, 3 months ago

Karun Nair to lead Board President's XI for warm-up game vs West Indies

India Today  

Karun Nair was named captain of the Board President's XI for the touring West Indies' warm-up game on Friday. The Board President's XI squad includes the likes of Test probables in young Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Mayank Agarwal and wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan, among others. BP XI: Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer, Ankit Bawne, Ishan Kishan, …

Oval Test: Don't think Indian team management likes Karun Nair, says Sunil Gavaskar
6 years, 4 months ago

Oval Test: Don't think Indian team management likes Karun Nair, says Sunil Gavaskar

India Today  

Hanuma Vihari was handed his Test debut by India as Virat Kohli decided to replace all-rounder Hardik Pandya for the fifth and final Test at The Oval on Friday. Vihari was handed his Test cap by Team India captain Virat Kohli, with Ravindra Jadeja coming in for fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin being the second change to the Indian line-up from …

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